A Republican bill with 1 Democratic cosponsor · See all 3 cosponsors
Last activity — Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
In committee
Introduced and handed to a committee in the chamber it started in.
The committee holds it, and most bills are never heard from again. A hearing or a committee vote would be news; silence is the usual outcome, and it kills the bill without anyone voting against it.
Its path through Congress
- Introduced
- In Committee
What this bill would do
The PERFECT Act of 2026 directs the Secretary of Defense to create and maintain lists of prohibited dietary supplement ingredients and performance-enhancing substances for members of the Armed Forces. The Secretary must update these lists at least every 90 days and provide them via a website, a searchable database, and a downloadable file. This bill allows commanding officers to opt out of disciplining or administratively separating members who use prohibited ingredients under a "good faith standard." It also specifies that possession of such ingredients does not constitute drug abuse if they are not on the Controlled Substances Act list. Additionally, the Secretary is tasked with updating the Operation Supplement Safety website and reviewing safety education training.
Yes
- Scored +2
Would veterans be better off under this, taking everything together?
The bill protects service members from administrative separation for unintentional use of prohibited dietary supplements.
- Scored +2
Does this increase the pay, pensions or support veterans receive?
The bill provides disciplinary protections for service members through a good faith standard regarding dietary supplements.
- Scored +1
Does this put more money into scientific research?
The bill directs the development of AI tools for scanning product labels for dietary supplement safety.
The opposite
No question was scored the opposite.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
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Increased Transparency and Accessibility: The Secretary of Defense must publish prohibited ingredient lists on a website that can be viewed in full without a search function, as a searchable database, and as a downloadable digital file (Section 978a(b)).
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Disciplinary Relief for Good Faith Errors: Commanding officers may elect not to subject members to discipline or administrative separation if the member meets a "good faith standard," such as not having actual knowledge that the supplement contained a prohibited ingredient (Section 978a(c)).
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Protection Against Misidentification: The "good faith standard" protects members who reasonably rely on a list that fails to identify an ingredient due to a misspelling or name variation (Section 978a(e)).
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Enhanced Digital Tools for Safety: The Secretary is required to update the Operation Supplement Safety website with potential features like autofill, autocorrect, and artificial intelligence tools to scan product labels (Section 2(c)).
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Improved Education: The bill mandates a review of training programs to include education on dietary supplement safety and the prohibited ingredients list (Section 2(d)).
Potential Negative Impacts for People
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Requirement for Continued Education or Testing: Under the option to avoid discipline, a member must agree to participate in education, counseling, or drug testing (Section 978a(c)(1)(C)).
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Reporting of Disciplinary Actions: The Secretary must submit annual reports to Congress detailing the total number of administrative separation actions initiated for possession or use of prohibited ingredients, including details like pay grade and outcome (Section 2(e)(3)(A)(i)).
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Tap or hover a score for the reason it gave.
- Demographic And Interest Groups
- Would veterans be better off under this, taking everything together? — The bill protects service members from administrative separation for unintentional use of prohibited dietary supplements.
- National Security And Foreign Policy
- Does this increase the pay, pensions or support veterans receive? — The bill provides disciplinary protections for service members through a good faith standard regarding dietary supplements.
- Education And Technology
- Does this put more money into scientific research? — The bill directs the development of AI tools for scanning product labels for dietary supplement safety.
- 5/21/2026
- Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
- 3 Cosponsors added.
- Introduced in House
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